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This will be my very first planted aquarium. I have been reading UKAPS for a long long time. Now, I finally have the chance to start a tank. I did not start from scratch, I bought a complete 1 year old aquarium, took it apart, moved it, then rebuilt it in my own style. (read more here) Start...

Hi. The topic of having a midday a few hour break in lighting during the midday has been mentioned here a few years ago: http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/mid-day-ciesta.673/ That thread was only discussing tanks with CO2. What is the situation if I do not plan on having CO2 in my tank? - just...

I need to move a full aquarium 200 kms between two cities and I need to know step by step what to do, so the ecosystem survives the 2-3 hours. Planned move: this coming weekend. I have purchased a 1 year old full kit from someone leaving the hobby. 60cm wide 64l tank, fully mature filter...

Hi All, I am considering getting a heating cable system for my small cube tank - Like the Dennerle Bodenfluter , video link (in german) or Dupla Thermic or ELOS Celsio set or JBL ProTemp. These heating cables are meant to not heat the tank water, but to create a convenction current in the...

Hi All, I am just a novice, making plans for my first planted tank (probably low or mid-tech). I have read here and there that it is worthwhile to put in some floating plants or certain stems temporarily during a tank startup to avoid initial algea outbreaks. Do you have any recommendations on...

Hi All, Does anybody have experience with this substrate product family? Thanks

Is anybody in this forum using some 'tool' to keep track of their maintenance activities, tank parameters, expenses... details which goes deeper than posting a journal on a forum, and is for personal use? I ran across http://www.aquarimate.com/ and then there is http://www.seneye.com/ with it's...

I am presently planning my very first tank. I do not plan to use CO2 initially, maybe later on - or maybe use liquid CO2 initially. Also, I would like it to be somewhat low maintenance. I would like to get a tank and filter that will last me for a while (5-10 years). I am in a dilemma with...

Hi al DIY-ers would there be anyone who could build a Cheaper Twinstar algae inhibitor. -- I thought I'd get the conversation going. I found the patent docs: Patent EP2656732A1 - Apparatus for controlling algal blooms and killing pathogens in fish tank - Google Patents Apparatus for...